Arkayvizyon 17

Arkayvizyon 17 or Arkayvizyon: Fans vs. Favourites, was the 17th edition of the national final to select the song that represented Arkaystia at the Maia Song Contest 26. Invitations were extended to international artists and returning artists for the contest. Ten acts competed for the chance to represent Arkaystia. WWWater won the contest with her song "Screen".

Format
The contest will feature a number of returning artists from contests past, with potential international artists being invited, as well as a number of first time competitors. The contest will consist of 10 songs, featuring a selection of genres. NTA reveal that this edition will be the return of All-Stars, which previous featured 10 editions ago at Arkayvizyon 7. Unlike that edition, no invitation has been sent to international broadcasters to publicly reveal artists they'd like to see return to the contest. Insider information believes that the delegation are already in contact with a large number of artists. As with recent editions, each international jury would cast a set of votes, with the Arkaystian televote casting a vote worth two-times that of an international jury.

Rumours

 * Winner of Maia Song Contest 24, MARUV, has been rumoured to return to the contest following her recent global success. She does however have tour dates scheduled during the period the contest will take place.
 * Former Arkayvizyon winning act A-WA are rumoured to be interested in signing up to the contest, this time as a solo act. They previously featured on the track "Gul l'Abi" by Acid Arab.
 * Former Arkaystian representative Trevor Powers is rumoured to be interested in taking part. His song "Playwright" was nominated for a Maia Award in 2019.
 * Former contestant Charlotte Adigéry all but confirmed she would be returning the contest following an extremely positive debut in the contest last edition with her song "Paténipat".
 * Tkay Maidza, who previously represented Zvorrhybnnia is rumoured to have submitted a song.
 * Newcomer Soulé has been tipped to finally take part in the contest, following a string of rumours over previous editions.

Results
Recap available here